Marcus Isauricus

Marcus Isauricus (445-484) was a general of the Byzantine Empire who named himself Augustus in 484 AD.

Biography
Marcus Isauricus was a Christian, born in Augusta Treverorum (Trier, France) in 445 AD. He became a general of the Byzantine Empire and gained experience in the warfare against the German Alemanni tribes in the mid-400s. In 484 AD, Isauricus led a revolt in Augusta Treverorum and proclaimed himself the Augustus of the Eastern Roman Empire, with Sebastianus Vellius as his Caesar. However, the two were killed when the Byzantines retook the city in 484.